The project is supported by the California Public Utilities Commission’s “Self Generation Incentive Program,” which will cover approximately 36% of the system’s purchase and installation costs; as well as federal and state tax credits, and a five-year accelerated depreciation schedule.

The standard Kyocera solar modules used in the Solar Grove are covered by a 25-year manufacturer’s warranty, and Kyocera anticipates that the Solar Grove will pay for itself within 12 years.

Adding vehicle-charging stanchions to such a design to support plug-in hybrids as well as full EVs seems a small additional step.

Kyocera SCV

Although Kyocera Solar’s focus is more on the stationary (grid-tie systems, building-integrated photovoltaics) and the remote industrial, the Kyocera has a long-standing effort in electric vehicles as well.

In addition to its “Son of Sun” PV racer, the company developed (10 years ago) a prototype city EV: the Solar Car Vehicle (SCV).

The latest speaker at Fermilab's Colloquia mentioned & showed a photo of a parking lot in Sacramento that had PVs like this. Is Kyocera's lot in Sacramento?
Check out the streaming video of The Sustainable Hydrogen Economy, John Turner NREL, http://vmsstreamer1.fnal.gov/VMS_Site_03/Lectures/Colloquium/050706Turner/index.htm

Short of saving on a few thousand feet of cabling, what is the thrill of putting solar cells over the parking lot instead of on the roof of the adjacent building and running a few plug-ins to the spots requiring them?

I mean, sure it looks cool... but I'd much rather see them pave the lot with grass-paver material.